Saturday, June 10, 2023

the clothesline

the stiff
breeze against
her face,
her hair pulled back.
the chill of wet grass
against her
feet.
a basket of
wet clothes
beside her.
a pocket full of clothespins.
one wooden
one
between her teeth.
this is how she got away.
a vacation
from the chaos inside,
three times
a week.

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